A press release from the park administration, cited by Angop, indicates that the birds were in the park's rehabilitation center, created in 2018, after being recovered from the hands of poachers.
The document points out that nine parrots are under the control of the administration, a species protected by law, but in danger due to poaching and commercialization by national and foreign traffickers.
To cope with the situation, the authorities have promoted environmental awareness and education programs in the communities, about the importance of the gray parrot in the local tourist attraction, and in 2018, eight inspectors and people from the municipalities of Buco Zau and Belize received training in veterinarians Spaniards on this matter.
The gray parrot, also known as the Congo parrot or Gabon parrot, is native to sub-Saharan Africa, and heavily exploited by the pet market and subject to habitat reduction by exacerbated deforestation, and has therefore been placed on the list of endangered animals of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
